Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 3, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from its original German-issued ribbon

with multiple cracks and tears in the sweatband

Measuring 46 mm (w) x 115 mm (l)

He returned to France on 8 Apr 1918 with 18 DAC attached to A/82nd Brigade RFA

excellent medical and surgical care was provided to the sick and wounded Marines and other United States personnel

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 3, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction on loop for suspension from(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a stabilizer emanating from the twelve oclock